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Canadian Premier League forced to cut wages dues to global COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - Its season delayed by COVID-19, the Canadian Premier League has been forced to reduce wages for players and staff. Players will have 25 per cent of their contracts deferred, while coach...
Apr 13, 2020
ESPN and NFL Network will combine for NFL draft telecast
NEW YORK - ESPN and NFL Network will join forces for this year's NFL draft. They will produce a broadcast that will air on both networks over all three days. The April 23-25 draft was originally sched...
Apr 13, 2020
Falkland Stampede postponed to late summer
FALKLAND B.C. - The 102nd annual Falkland Stampede has been rescheduled for later this summer, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.Organizers announced on social media that the event, normally held on the Vi...
Apr 13, 2020 Image Credit: Falkland Stampede
GINTA: Being kind is always the better option
MANY YEARS AGO, I found this piece of driftwood - a plank just wide enough and long enough to write a short something on, and that something was one of my favourite quotes by the Dalai Lama and a prin...
Apr 13, 2020 Image Credit: Photoking / Dreamstime.com
Sanders endorses former rival Biden for president
WASHINGTON - Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden's presidential candidacy on Monday as he made a joint online appearance with the former vice-president. "I am asking all Americans, I'm asking every Demo...
Apr 13, 2020
MLS and esports players face off in video game action for COVID-19 relief
TORONTO - MLS players and their esports counterparts are taking part in an esports tournament to support COVID-19 relief efforts. The eMLS Tournament Special will feature 16 teams including Toronto FC...
Apr 13, 2020
Regina man awaiting kidney transplant dies in hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis
REGINA - A Regina man who was waiting for a kidney transplant has died after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Noble Gullacher, known by family and friends as Butch, did everything he could to stay healt...
Apr 13, 2020
From the vault: Kamloops Jardine Blazers become first local team to win KIBIHT
KAMLOOPS - In the last couple weeks, Earl Seitz has taken us all back in time during this pandemic, looking at some of the most signficant moments in Kamloops sports history. One of those great moment...
Apr 13, 2020
Farmers, food processors to get federal funds to help foreign workers isolate
OTTAWA - Canadian farmers and food processors will get $50 million in federal funding to ensure temporary foreign workers comply with mandatory COVID-19 quarantine. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude B...
Apr 13, 2020
Long-term care home deaths expected to rise: Tam
OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says deaths in long-term care facilities will likely continue to rise, even as the growth of overall COVID-19 cases begin to slow. The spread of th...
Apr 13, 2020
